"Why doesn't he like me?!"
"I've even cast aside propriety and shame, but he still doesn't want me!"
"What am I inferior to you in? Why can't he just take a look at me!"
After Su Wan sobbed and whined for a while, Ruan Jiu finally understood what had happened.
The reclusive young lady, for the sake of her beloved, cast aside propriety and shame, drugged him and climbed into his bed. However, not only was she miserably rejected, but he then turned around and went to another woman's room.
This would probably be hard for anyone to bear.
Su Wan took the handkerchief Ruan Jiu handed her, sniffed, and said, "Why can he take you into his house, but not me?"
Ruan Jiu was just about to deny it when Su Wan immediately said,
"I saw him enter your room! That drug was so strong. Do you still want to say there's nothing between you?"
Saying this, Su Wan couldn't help but cry out loudly again.
She had gone to great lengths to get that drug, but unexpectedly, it had ended up benefiting someone else.
Ruan Jiu was embarrassed, but thinking of what she had promised Xie Jingchu last night, she didn't deny it.
"Why does he like you so much? Even when drugged, he only thought of you!" Su Wan pouted, naturally feeling unresigned in her heart.
Ruan Jiu was used to seeing Xie Qinghuan's overbearing and arrogant look on a daily basis. Although Miss Su was spoiled, her personality was straightforward.
So she quickly comforted her, "Maybe it's because I'm younger than you? And more beautiful than you?"
As soon as the words left her mouth, Ruan Jiu wished she could tear her own mouth apart.
This was not comforting at all. It was like stabbing someone in the heart.
Su Wan immediately cried even louder than before, "Ah! You seem to be right!"
To prevent Su Wan's cries from attracting others in the mansion, Ruan Jiu directly reached out and covered her mouth.
"As long as you stop crying, I'll do anything!"
Su Wan stopped crying, blinked her eyes, and said, "Really?"
Ruan Jiu nodded.
"Then leave Fourth Master!"
"No."
"Then ask Fourth Master to let me enter the mansion too."
"Also no."
"You just said you'd do anything!" Su Wan frowned tightly, her features twisting together aggrievedly, as if she was about to cry out again the next second.
Ruan Jiu was both angry and amused. Didn't she see what kind of requests she was making?
How dare she make decisions for Fourth Master?
"Miss Su, your looks and talent are among the best in Huaizhou. Why do you have to have him?"
"Precisely because of this, only he is worthy of this young lady." Su Wan answered without hesitation.
"Isn't it because you like him?" Ruan Jiu was confused.
"In a noble family, there's no such thing as like or dislike."
Ruan Jiu pursed her lips. It was indeed true. Weren't she and Xie Yanchuan tied down by a marriage contract without any feelings?
"He's not as good as you think. Why do you have to waste your time on him?"
Hearing this, Su Wan immediately became interested.
She pricked up her ears, indicating for her to continue.
"Actually, he has always been indifferent to women because - he's impotent."
"Ah?!" Su Wan was surprised and covered her mouth. "Didn't you two just... last night?"
Ruan Jiu let out a shallow sigh. "Stop talking..."
Her hesitation piqued Su Wan's imagination, and then she showed pity in her eyes. "In the end, it's because you like him, or you wouldn't have stayed by his side."
Like him?
How could that be? He was the unattainable Fourth Master. How could she covet him?
Ruan Jiu looked flustered.
Su Wan, however, mistook this for shyness and quickly comforted her, "It's okay. I know a divine doctor. How about asking him to see if he can cure it?"
Hearing this, Ruan Jiu thought this wasn't a good time to discuss this matter.
If Miss Su really brought the divine doctor here, wouldn't Fourth Master kill her?
Ruan Jiu was so scared that she shuddered. She rolled her eyes and came up with another plan.
She took the wine cup from Su Wan's hand, filled it with wine, and pushed it in front of Su Wan.
"Don't talk about these annoying things." She thought to herself that she would get Su Wan drunk first.
Su Wan nodded. "Although we didn't hit it off immediately, we do get along well. After drinking this wine today, we'll be friends."
Ruan Jiu was stunned for a moment. Friends?
In all her years, this was the first time she had heard this word.
Then, she also raised her wine cup and gave a charming smile.
"Okay, friends."
After three rounds of drinking, both of them were already drunk with hazy eyes.
Su Wan even threw the four words "elegant young lady" out of the window. She put her arm around Ruan Jiu's shoulder and wished she could immediately form a sworn sisterhood with her.
"Ruan Ruan, since you have feelings for Fourth Master, I'm not the kind of person who would share the same husband with a friend." Su Wan patted her chest. "Don't worry. I'll definitely find a man better than Xie Jingchu in the future."
Ruan Jiu took a sip of wine. "Do you think that in a noble family, status and position are really more important than like?"
This was probably a question she would only ask when she was drunk.
"I don't know," Su Wan shook her head. "But my eldest sister married a sixth - rank court historian, and my second brother married the daughter of the General of Peace and Distance. They are all extremely outstanding, so my husband naturally can't be inferior."
"What if one day you meet a man you like, but his birth is not good? What would you choose?"
"I've never thought about this question. However," Su Wan propped her head up and looked at Ruan Jiu playfully. "Ruan Ruan doesn't need to consider this question now."
"Hmm?"
"Don't you already have a man you like?"
Ruan Jiu paused with the wine cup in her hand.
A man she liked? Instantly, the image of that cold and self - restrained man with a noble bearing appeared in her mind.
I don't know if it was the alcohol kicking in, but her cheeks were abnormally hot.
She bit her lip.
It couldn't be! It must be because she had been getting too close to him recently, so she had these strange thoughts.
She let out a long breath, trying to convince herself.
In the end, Ruan Jiu not only got Su Wan drunk but also got herself drunk on the table.
-
"Qin Yuan, go and call Miss Su's maid."
Xie Jingchu brought Qin Yuan in from outside.
After saying that, Xie Jingchu directly picked Ruan Jiu up horizontally.
He carefully placed her on the bed and gently covered her with the quilt.
She frowned tightly as if she had dreamed of something unpleasant.
Xie Jingchu reached out and stroked her eyebrows.
The cold touch immediately made her feel comfortable, and her little head couldn't help but rub against his hand.
She was just like a docile little cat.
A faint smile appeared on Xie Jingchu's lips as he looked at this little fellow with doting eyes.
I don't know how long it had passed when Ruan Jiu opened her eyes.
Instantly, a handsome face came into view.
She quickly closed her eyes and silently recited in her heart that this must be a dream!
After trying hard to convince herself, she slowly opened her eyes.
She saw Xie Jingchu sitting by the bed, looking at her with his arms crossed in front of his chest.
Oh my god! It was really Fourth Master!
"Four... Fourth Master..." She immediately sat up, feeling a bit at a loss.
"I heard someone said I was impotent last night."
She looked at Xie Jingchu guiltily and then dodged his gaze.
How did he know?!
She pretended to be calm. "How could that be?"
But her fingers unconsciously twirled around.
Suddenly, Xie Jingchu leaned towards her, propping his hands on the bed and trapping her. He stared directly into her eyes and said, "Really?"
She was so scared that she leaned back, but unexpectedly, her hand slipped.
Xie Jingchu immediately reached out and pulled her into his arms.
They were so close that she lowered her eyes and didn't dare to look directly at him.
Her heart was pounding like crazy, as if it was about to explode.